, 1887-07-14

| their purpose. The commissioners
pressed the senator to give the name
of some OF the parties so their testi-
mony might be secured. He said he
would furnish the names OF parties
from whom the commissioners could
get information ii the parties were
willing to tell what they knew. Sena-
tor Hill was cross-examined by Mr..
Willard Teller on behalf ofthe Union
Pacific company. He admitted he
was stockholder in tho Montana
Mining Co., that he had received the
$67 900 of rebate from the Union Pa
cific. He admitted the legislature of
Colorado had appointed IL committee
toinvestigate charges of corruption in
connection with the senatorial contest
that resulted in the election of Sena-
tor III. w. I,llrr. The witness adj
mitted he had gone before that COM
mittee and had refused tc disclose in
formation in his possession regarding
charges of corruption. He had so re-
fused because the committee, with the
exception OF one or two men, was
composed of the meanest and most
false and dishonest of men. Mr.. Tel
Ter asked witness il he would not give
this commission the information he
had refused to give the legislative COM
mittee. He replied that some of it
had passed from his memory and
some had been obtained from confden-
tial sources which he would not like
to expose. Mr.. Teller asked the wit
ness if he refused to disclose the in
formation. The witness replied that
he did not suppose it to be the
object OF this committee to investigate
as to what members of the
Colorado legislature sold their votes.
The commissioners said it would be q
part of their duty to investigate mat
ter of that sort If the Union Pacific
railroad company was in any way con-
nected with it. The witness said the
most he could do was to state his be-
lief, based on what he saw and on sur
rounding circumstances. The COM
mission requested the senator to fur
nish them with the names of all par
ties who could throw any light on the
subject. AS to the question OF the
settlement OF the railroad debt to the
government Senator Hill was Of the
opinion that the Union Pacific com
pany had shockingly abused its privi-
leges and he ior one would be glad to
see the road turned into the hands of
the United States government,
and have it run as the
post Office department was run,
Commissioner Littler asked how
the government could do that in view
of the decision of the supreme court
that neither the interest nor principle
of the bonds would be due till 1897. In
reply to this Senator Hill said con-
gress had reserved the right to alter
and amend the charter of the COM
pany and could so amend it as to
secure the purpose he had mentioned.
The government had already amended
missioner Anderson asked whether
the government could run the road
without partizanship. Senator Hill
said everybody was satisfied with the
conduct of the post office department.
Commissioner Littler remarked that
in the matter the government had no
competitor. The senator admitted
that that was fact in the problem,
but thought the government
could work the road
more in the interest OF the people than
the company had worked it. Com
missioner Anderson asked whether
there was not danger that great
railroad run by the government would
become an immense political machine.
The witness thought not. He knew
of no other plan that would secure the
debt. In reply to Governor Pattison
Al l,A ,,,A,,1I ha Annf,uo1
| to an extension of the time for pay
ment. Col. John A. II. Atkins, presi-
dent of the Rocky Mountain News
| company, testified that his company
| had had special rates from the Union
| Pacific company for the shipment of
printing material but not during Col.
Atkins management OF the paper. y.
NJ. Burnell, secretary of the Rocky
Mountain News company, testified
! that he had not known till now
that the company had had any
special rates. Mr.. X. G.. Cooper
general manager OF the Denver Re
publican, testified that there had been
complaint at Denver against The
Union Pacific company, for charging
high rates of freight. He favored the
pan vi tiic SoNcIuuiciI tahiIS th'
road and running it. On cross-exanl
ination by Mr.. Teller the witness de-
MED that his paper was specially hos
tile to the company during the sena
torial contest. He said the ex-senator
was one of the owners of the Republi
can. He had heard Of the Union Pa
cifc people attempting to influence
legislation, but had no personal knowl
edge on this subject. The commission
will hear other witnesses tonight.
will be in Denver until next Thursday
MORE INVESTIGATION.
The Union Pacific railroad investi
, eating commission, including Unite'
States Senator Henry M. Teller, Ex
, Governor Jno. Evans, Edward Eddy
| general manager of the Omaha an
/ | Grant Smelling & Refinery Co., w. A